(1887-1964), Vienna, Austria. Well known composer in Germany until he had to flee the Nazi regime in the 1930's. He eventually came to America and supported himself and his family writing music for films for which he received three Academy Award nominations. Symphony no. 3 won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1956. 1. Ernst Toch - Filmography at IMDb with composer and orchestrator listings and Oscar nominations. Many entries are for stock or otherwise uncredited music. 2. Atlantic: Ernst Toch Resources - Provides addresses for the Ernst Toch Archive at the University of Southern California Music Library and the Ernst Toch Society. Also includes the availability of various works. 3. Ernst Toch - A review of the composer's book "The Shaping Forces of Music." 4. Ernst Toch - The composer's grave. 5. Ernst Toch Archive - Part of the UCLA Music Library's Special Collections. Includes music manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings of music and interviews with WAV format excerpts, printed scores, correspondence, printed books, and links. 6. Ernst Toch: I Have My Pencil - Essay at Opera World takes its title from a coded message Toch sent to have his family follow him in fleeing the Nazis. Includes biographical and musical highlights, especially his final opera, The Last Tale. 7. Ernst Toch: Reconciling Traditional and Modern Trends - Biographical notes, portrait, key works, suggested reading, timeline, recommended reading, and historical and societal context from Heart's Ease. 8. My Grandfather's Last Tale - An extended biography and analysis of Ernst Toch's life by his eldest grandson. Includes links to other resources by Atlantic Magazine. 9. Toch Unbound - Atlantic Magazine resource includes several Real Audio recordings of excerpts of the composer's works.

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